36652 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 129 /Tuesday, July 7, 1998 / Proposed Rules

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[SIPTRAX NO. DC–25–2010a; FRL–6120–2]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans; District

of Columbia; 15 Percent Plan for the

Washington, DC Ozone Nonattainment

Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the District of

Columbia for the purpose of establishing

the District’s plan to meet the 15 percent

reasonable further progress

implementation plan (15% plan)

requirements of the Clean Air Act for

the District’s portion of the Washington,

DC ozone nonattainment area. In the

Final Rules section of this Federal

Register, EPA is approving the District’s

SIP revision as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

SIP revision and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the technical

support document prepared for the

direct final rule. If no adverse comments

are received in response to the direct

final rule, no further activity is

contemplated in relation to this rule. If

EPA receives adverse comments, the

direct final rule will be withdrawn and

all public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. EPA will

not institute a second comment period

on this action. Any parties interested in

commenting on this action should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by August 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to David L.

Arnold, Chief, Ozone and Mobile

Sources Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency—

Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air Protection Division,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 1650 Arch Street,

Pennsylvania 19103. Persons interested

in examining these documents should

schedule an appointment with the

contact person (listed below) at least 24

hours before the visiting day. Copies of

the documents relevant to this action

are also available at the District of

Columbia Department of Health, Air

Quality Division, 2100 Martin Luther

King Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Cripps at the EPA Region III

address above, or by telephone at (215)

814–2179. Questions may also be

addressed via e-mail, at the following

address:

cripps.christopher@epamail.epa.gov.

While information may be requested via

e-mail, comments must be submitted in

writing to the above Region III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information pertaining to the

conditional approval of the District’s

15% plan provided in the Direct Final

action of the same title which is located

in the Rules and Regulations section of

this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Dated: June 23, 1998.

Thomas Voltaggio,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

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40 CFR Part 271

[FRL–6120–1]

Washington: Final Authorization of

State Hazardous Waste Management

Program Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

a revision to Washington’s authorized

hazardous waste program. In the final

rules section of today’s Federal

Register, EPA is approving the State’s

request as an immediate final rule

without a prior proposal because EPA

views this action as noncontroversial

and anticipates no adverse comments. A

detailed rationale for approving the

State’s request is set forth in the

immediate final rule. If no adverse

written comments are received in

response to the immediate final rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to this proposed rule. If EPA

receives adverse written comments, EPA

will withdraw the immediate final rule

before the effective date by publishing a

notice of withdrawal in the Federal

Register. Any parties interested in

commenting on this action should do so

at this time.

DATES: Written comments on this

proposed rule must be received on or

before August 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments referring

to Docket Number 6120–1 may be

mailed to Nina Kocourek, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, WCM–

122, Seattle, WA 98101, Phone: (206)

553–6502. Copies of the materials

submitted by Washington may be

examined during normal business hours

at the following locations: EPA Region

10 Library, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle,

WA 98101, contact: (206) 553–1259; and

the Washington Department of Ecology,

300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA, 98503,

contact Patricia Hervieux, (360) 407–

6756.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nina Kocourek, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200

Sixth Avenue, WCM–122, Seattle, WA

98101. Phone: (206) 553–6502.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

For additional information see the

immediate final rule published in the

rules section of today’s Federal

Register.

Dated: June 24, 1998.

Chuck Clarke,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–17683 Filed 7–6–98; 8:45 am]

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